Shiva Kavacham PDF

ध्यानम् वज्रदंष्ट्रं त्रिनयनं कालकण्ठमरिन्दमम् । सहस्रकरमत्युग्रं वन्दे शम्भुमुमापतिम् ॥

dhyānam vajradaṃṣṭraṃ trinayanaṃ kālakaṇṭhamarindamam | sahasrakaramatyugraṃ vande śambhumumāpatim ||

Meditation: I bow to Shambhu, the Lord of Uma — fierce beyond measure, with fangs hard as the thunderbolt, three-eyed, dark-throated, the subduer of foes, the thousand-armed.

ॐ अस्य श्रीशिवकवचस्तोत्रमन्त्रस्य ब्रह्मा ऋषिः, अनुष्टुप् छन्दः, श्रीसदाशिवरुद्रो देवता, श्रीसदाशिवप्रीत्यर्थे जपे विनियोगः ॥

oṃ asya śrī-śivakavaca-stotra-mantrasya brahmā ṛṣiḥ, anuṣṭup chandaḥ, śrī-sadāśiva-rudro devatā, śrī-sadāśiva-prītyarthe jape viniyogaḥ ||

May He of the crescent-moon crown protect my head; may the one with the eye on His forehead guard my forehead; may He who took Bhaga's eye guard my eyes; may the Lord of the universe ever guard my nose.

मूर्धानमव्यान्मम चन्द्रमौलिः भालं ममाव्यादथ भालनेत्रः । नेत्रे ममाव्याद्भगनेत्रहारी नासां सदा रक्षतु विश्वनाथः ॥ १॥

mūrdhānamavyānmama candramauliḥ bhālaṃ mamāvyādatha bhālanetraḥ | netre mamāvyādbhaganetrahārī nāsāṃ sadā rakṣatu viśvanāthaḥ || 1||

May He whom the world bows to guard my ears; may the five-faced Lord ever guard my face; may He whose speech is the Veda guard my tongue; may Girisha, the blue-throated, guard my throat.

श्रोत्रे ममाव्याद्भवलोकवन्द्यो वक्त्रं सदा रक्षतु पञ्चवक्त्रः । जिह्वां सदा रक्षतु वेदजिह्वो कण्ठं गिरीशोऽवतु नीलकण्ठः ॥ २॥

śrotre mamāvyādbhavalokavandyo vaktraṃ sadā rakṣatu pañcavaktraḥ | jihvāṃ sadā rakṣatu vedajihvo kaṇṭhaṃ girīśo'vatu nīlakaṇṭhaḥ || 2||

May the bearer of the Pinaka bow protect both my hands; may the arm of righteousness guard my shoulders; may the destroyer of Daksha's sacrifice guard my chest; may the Lord of the mountain guard my belly.

पाणिद्वयं पातु पिनाकपाणिः दोर्मूलमव्यान्मम धर्मबाहुः । वक्षःस्थलं दक्षमखान्तकोऽव्यात् ममोदरं पातु गिरीशपुत्रः ॥ ३॥

pāṇidvayaṃ pātu pinākapāṇiḥ dormūlamavyānmama dharmabāhuḥ | vakṣaḥsthalaṃ dakṣamakhāntako'vyāt mamodaraṃ pātu girīśaputraḥ || 3||

May He who is the navel of the universe guard my navel; may the foundation of the worlds guard my waist; may the source of Guha (Skanda) guard my private parts; may the three-eyed one ever guard my feet.

नाभिं सदा रक्षतु विश्वनाभिः कटिद्वयं पातु जगत्प्रतिष्ठः । गुह्यं सदा पातु गुहप्रसूतिः पादौ ममाव्यात्सततं त्रिनेत्रः ॥ ४॥

nābhiṃ sadā rakṣatu viśvanābhiḥ kaṭidvayaṃ pātu jagatpratiṣṭhaḥ | guhyaṃ sadā pātu guhaprasūtiḥ pādau mamāvyātsatataṃ trinetraḥ || 4||

May Lord Shiva guard me in the east, and the lord of fire in the south-east; may He of Yama's form guard the south, and the sword-bearer the south-west.

प्राच्यां पातु शिवो देवो ह्याग्नेय्यामग्निनायकः । दक्षिणे यमरूपी च नैरृत्यां खड्गधारकः ॥ ५॥

prācyāṃ pātu śivo devo hyāgneyyāmagnināyakaḥ | dakṣiṇe yamarūpī ca nairṛtyāṃ khaḍgadhārakaḥ || 5||

May Varuna guard me in the west, the giver of life-breath in the north-west; may Soma guard me in the north, and Shankara in the north-east.

पश्चिमे वरुणो रक्षेद्वायव्यां प्राणदायकः । उदीच्यां पातु मे सोम ईशान्यां पातु शङ्करः ॥ ६॥

paścime varuṇo rakṣedvāyavyāṃ prāṇadāyakaḥ | udīcyāṃ pātu me soma īśānyāṃ pātu śaṅkaraḥ || 6||

Whatever man comes to know this armour and recites it thrice daily with faith obtains all his desires.

एतत्कवचमज्ञानात्यो विजानाति मानवः । त्रिसन्ध्यं श्रद्धया युक्तः सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात् ॥ ७॥

etatkavacamajñānātyo vijānāti mānavaḥ | trisandhyaṃ śraddhayā yuktaḥ sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt || 7||

In battle, in the king's court, in gambling, in dreadful danger and in great war — this wondrous shield wholly made of Shiva:

रणे राजकुले द्यूते भये घोरे महाहवे । इदं शिवमयं वर्म कवचं परमद्भुतम् ॥ ८॥

raṇe rājakule dyūte bhaye ghore mahāhave | idaṃ śivamayaṃ varma kavacaṃ paramadbhutam || 8||

Whoever, self-controlled, recites it becomes victorious everywhere; gaining ever-deepening devotion to Shiva, in the end he attains the City of Shiva.

पठेद्यो नियतो भूत्वा सर्वत्र विजयी भवेत् । शिवभक्तिं सदा प्राप्य सान्ते शिवपुरं व्रजेत् ॥ ९॥

paṭhedyo niyato bhūtvā sarvatra vijayī bhavet | śivabhaktiṃ sadā prāpya sānte śivapuraṃ vrajet || 9||